Forest fires from the perspective of
environmental psychology.
Jaime Senabre. Psicólogo.
Citation: Jaime Senabre. Forest fires from the perspective of environmental psychology. Climate Change, 2018, 4(13), 58-68
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Abstract.
Forest
fires are a global environmental problem influenced by numerous causal factors.
They must be conceived as a latent risk in current societies that can
compromise the economic and social development of future generations,
especially in rural areas. In Spain, thousands of hectaresof forest and
agricultural land are destroyed annually. The Valencian Community is one of the
regions of the country most affected by this type of disturbance, reaching,
sometimes, disastrous consequences.
One
of the reasons why an individual, a community and a society do not act in a
preventive manner in the face of the likelihood of a risk is because of the
perception of the probability of occurrence of that risk and the proximity of
its consequences. Although it may happen that you do not have the necessary
resources to prevent or minimize it. Add a determining factor, the will.
Aware
that the same risk can have different interpretations and meanings, a study is
proposed, with a general population, that deepens the analysis of the
perception of risk on the reality of forest fires, the willingness to act
against them and the predictive factors of both variables.
Keywords: Forest fire, prevention, risk perception,
environmental, climate change
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